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Dried urine spot as a stable, green, and practical microsampling tool in clinical practice for quantification of neopterin and creatinine
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00956A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Chaweewan Suwanvecho, Lea Vyleťalová, Nikola Přívratská, Pakanan Laolertworakul, Dorota Turoňová, Milan Vošmik, Lenka Kujovská Krčmová, Frantisek SvecDried urine spot (DUS) is demonstrated to be a useful microsampling technique for neopterin and creatinine analysis.
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Influence of hemicellulose and lignin on the effect of drying of cellulose and the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02029H, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Tian-Jie Ao, Jie Wu, Richard Chandra, Huai-Yu Zhang, Yu-Feng Yuan, Yi-Ping Luo, Dong Li, Chen-Guang Liu, Scott Renneckar, Jack SaddlerRetention of hemicellulose and lignin mitigates drying-induced pore collapse, but lignin hinders enzymatic hydrolysis. Balancing their protective effects during drying with their impact on cellulose accessibility is essential.
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MOF-derived CoSx as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient sulfide oxidation and coupled ammonia synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01690H, PaperKwangyeol Baek, Tianlei Li, Changsoo Lee, Wenzhen Li, Kwiyong Kim
A MOF-derived CoSx catalyst enables efficient sulfide oxidation and nitrate reduction, offering an energy-saving strategy for ammonia synthesis and pollutant remediation via bifunctional electrolysis.
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Two-step hybrid photo-thermochemical looping process, using metallic clusters on metal oxide carriers, for very efficient green hydrogen production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01425E, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Anh Dung Nguyen, David Buceta, Qingqing Wu, Moteb Alotaibi, Julian T. Müller, Iria R. Arias, Albert Gili, Maged F. Bekheet, Martin Dieste, Nerea Davila-Ferreira, Fatimah Alhawiti, Colin Lambert, M. Arturo López-Quintela, Reinhard SchomäckerLooping process to generate with thermal energy & sun light VO in CeO2 (or Ce0.5Zr0.5O4), and O2 in vacuum/inert gas or H2O from H2 or CO from CH4 in the first step, and 100% pure H2 in the second step from water.
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Integrating in-vial thin film microextraction using polysiloxane-based adhesive tapes with low-temperature plasma ionization mass spectrometry: A solvent-free approach for determining cocaine and methamphetamine in saliva samples
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02488A, PaperCarlos Calero-Cañuelo, Rafael Lucena, Soledad Cárdenas
A novel in-vial microextraction technique based on thermal resistant adhesive tapes is presented and its direct coupling to SICRIT-MS is evaluated.
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MOF-derived Bi@NC electrocatalysts with heteroatomic engineering for high-efficiency CO2-to-formate conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01683E, PaperJingxuan Song, Yuexian Du, Lu Liu, Kunfan Dong, Ziyu Deng, Yanghe Fu, Yijing Gao, Fumin Zhang, Fa Yang, Weidong Zhu, Maohong Fan
A cost-effective N-doped C-supported Bi nanoparticle (Bi@NC) catalyst, derived from controlled pyrolysis of a Bi-MOF with tunable dicyandiamide incorporation, exhibits exceptional CO2-to-HCOOH conversion with 96% faradaic efficiency.
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Selective and efficient cleavage of Cα–Cβ bonds in lignin models and native lignin using an S-scheme CeO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02601F, PaperYin Ai, Yuzhen Zhao, Xiaoqin Huang, Xutang Liu, Siqi Kuang, Haichang Ding, Yuling Zeng, Hongliang Liu, Gang Liu
The selective photocatalytic breaking of Cα–Cβ bonds holds significant promise in converting lignin biomass into value-added aromatic chemicals.
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Bio-derived dimethyl itaconate: a sustainable, low-cost electrolyte additive for high-performance lithium batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01367D, PaperChengliang Wang, Mingming Zhou, Lintong Zhou, Le Chang, Jianjiang He, Wei Zhao, Jingjiang Sun, Qingfu Wang
Bio-based dimethyl itaconate stabilizes anode and cathode interfaces via forming robust SEI/CEI; providing a sustainable, cost-effective, and industrially scalable electrolyte additive alternative to vinylene carbonate for advanced Li-ion batteries.
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Alternating current enabled para-selective C(sp2)–H/N–H cross-coupling of aniline
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01992C, CommunicationZhaoliang Yang, Haiyan Du, Yuan Zhou, Mingming Yu, Jianye Zhang
This study reports an AC electrochemical technique using polarity reversal to enable metal/oxidant-free, para-selective amination of arylamines, accommodating diverse aniline substrates with excellent regioselectivity.
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Exploring 5-hydroxymethylfurfural hydrogenation pathways using NHC-stabilized water-soluble nanoparticles of various metals and alloys
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01961C, PaperOscar Suárez-Riaño, Jaime Mazarío, Gabriel Mencia, Víctor Varela-Izquierdo, Nicolas Ratel-Ramond, Antonio Martín-Pinillos, Edwin A. Baquero, Luis M. Martínez-Prieto, Simon Tricard, Bruno Chaudret
Colloidal NHC-stabilized nanoparticles unlock selective hydrogenation of 5-HMF to diverse products in water under mild conditions.
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In situ capture and value-added utilization of CO2 from flue gas using an ionic liquid polymer supported Zn catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02324F, PaperHongyan Ni, Kang Zhao, Shujuan Liu, Xingchao Dai, Ce Liu, Xionghou Gao, Junyi Zhang, Honghai Liu, Kuo-Wei Huang, Xinjiang Cui, Feng Shi
We rationally designed and synthesized a hierarchical porous organic polymer Zn@PIP-1 (Zn@2P2Br&p-3vPPh3) and applied it for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates directly from CO2 in flue gases under mild conditions without any additives.
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Base-catalyzed cascades of monosaccharide conversion to formic acid: isotope tracking reveals pathways and their optimal usage under mild conditions in water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01907A, PaperStefan S. Warthegau, Mette-Maya Siewertsen, Robert Madsen, Sebastian Meier
We use real-time isotope tracking to resolve the complex pathways of glucose conversion to formate and its byproducts, which are shown to operate under kinetic control in water. Factors determining process efficiency are clarified.
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Ambient mechanosynthesis of flexible two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01728A, PaperYogendra Nailwal, Bryson Baker, Ziad Alsudairy, Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab, Qingsong Zhang, Tuo Wang, Songliang Cai, Yi Liu, Xinle Li
We present the first ambient mechanosynthesis of 16 flexible covalent organic frameworks (COFs) within an hour. Notably, one representative COF exhibited a high iodine uptake capacity of ∼4.3 g g−1 from aqueous solutions and 5.97 g g−1 from vapor.
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Electrochemical Ni–H catalysis for selective tail-to-tail reductive dimerization of terminal alkynes to access 2,3-dibranched butadienes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02238J, PaperShide Lv, Mingming Yu, Yinglong Ni, Tiantian Huang, Hong Yi, Aiwen Lei
Reductive dimerization of terminal alkynes offers a direct route to synthesize diverse 2,3-branched-1,3-diene frameworks.
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Intensification of wheat straw autohydrolysis at minimal water input: Advancing a novel hemicellulose-first approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02300A, PaperStanislav Parsin, Martin Kaltschmitt
The autohydrolysis of wheat straw, as a key step in a hemicellulose-first concept, was investigated with a focus on separating xylose-based oligomers and water-soluble polymers.
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Photo-induced FeCl3-catalysed direct desulfurative chlorination of thiol-containing aromatics at room temperature
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01859E, CommunicationMingjing Deng, Zhaolun Ma, Ke Liu, Bingji Li, Jing Wu, Longyang Dian
We report herein an FeCl3-catalyzed desulfurative chlorination of thiol-containing aromatics at room temperature with irradiation at 395–400 nm, resulting in the corresponding aryl chlorides in moderate to good yields.
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A green strategy for selective recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries through a waste graphite-assisted sulfation process
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01464F, PaperMinyu He, Fagen Zhou, Sohrab Rohani, Charles Q. Jia, Dong Wang, Wenhao Yu, Liumei Teng, Fei Meng, Qingcai Liu, Weizao Liu
This research introduces a green recycling and regeneration method for spent lithium-ion batteries, demonstrating significant environmental benefits.
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RESILIENCE by design: ten principles to guide chemistry in a volatile world
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90103K, Editorial
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Carina S. P. Vieira, Daniela Malafaia, Diana R. Cunha, Joana F. Leal, João P. M. António, Pedro M. P. Gois, Javier Garcia-Martinez, Timothy Noël, Martyn PoliakoffResilient chemistry is becoming a major theme of sustainable chemistry and is being incorporated into innovative curriculum tools. We propose an initial set of ten principles with the acronym RESILIENCE, to help accelerate development of this theme.
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Self-photosensitized cycloaddition induced synthesis of a high-density fuel with ultra-low freezing point using bulk bio-benzaldehyde and furans
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06345G, PaperBo Yang, Jiawei Xie, Yuxuan Liang, Xiumei Ma, Huyao Ge, Xueping Wang, Zhaohui Wang, Qiuyu Zhang, Ji-Jun Zou, Junjian Xie
Self-photosensitized [2+2] cycloaddition is developed for synthesizing high-quality fuels with ultra-low freezing point using lignocellulose derived bulk benzaldehydes and furans.
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Aerobic oxidative synthesis of o-phenylenediamines from cyclohexanones
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01786F, CommunicationYichen Sun, Shuyuan Tang, Binzhi Zhao, Ning Jiao
A novel iodine and copper co-catalyzed method for the direct conversion of cyclohexanones into substituted o-phenylenediamines has been developed.
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